Cartridge



J. SAGET. Cartridge.

No. 226,117. Pa tented Mar. 30, 1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IULIEN SAGET, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

CARTRIDGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,117, dated March 30, 1880.

Application filed August 11, 1879.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it knownthat' I, JULIEN SAGET, a resident of the city of New Orleans, parish of leans, and State of Louisiana,- have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper Cartridge-Shells and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and correct description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification.

.This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of paper cartridges, its object being to render the same more durablc by preserving the metallic parts thereof, and by fitting a steel plate to that portion of the cartridge which receives the blow of the hammer.

Heretotbrc. a metallic cartridge has been constructed of four finished pieces, to wit: thc'tube, the head-rimmed disk, the inner disk fitting within the tube, and a screw connect ing the disks together and clamping the tube in position; but this construction has its objcctions- -among others, as to strength on the head-disk-and necessitates the use of a re-en-' forcestrip at the base of the shell.

My invention, which involves a new method of constructing cartridge shells or cases of that class having paper tubes, consists in a novel construction of the cartridge shell or case, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

Figure 1 represents my improved cartridge as when capped and ready" for use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same. Fig.

3 showsdctails thereof; and Figs. 4, 5, 6, and

are views of implements for putting together or removing the diiferent parts thereof. These implements forin no part of this invention, and are only shown in order that the hereinafter description maybe more readily understood.

On the drawings, A is an ordinary paper shell or tube, one end of which is bentinward, at right angles, so as to form a flange, as at I).

; Into this shell, against the-aforesaid flange, is

fitted a metal thimble or cup, 0, that is pro vided in the central portion of the base thereof with a screw-threaded hole, d. A

flanged plate, E, havinga'larger-sized smooth opening, 1'', therein, is nextfitted over the aforesaid portion of the cartridge. The two are then drawn together, and an air-tight joint formed between the same by means of an anvil-holder, G, one end of which is provided with a threaded stem, h, for fitting into the above-mentioned pieces, and with a collar, I, and square or-othcr shaped head, i, the latter to receive the inner end of the implement which is somewhat smaller in diameter than the balancethereof, so as to receive the shank of the anvil 7c, and form a shoulder'against which the head of the same shall rest when inserted in proper-position,- as shown in Fig. 2.

A circular steel plate, L, having a threaded central opening, m, is next screwed on the projecting end of the anvil-l1older, and tightened thereupon by meansof the implement shown in Fig. 6 until the two have been brought to a smooth and even surface. The shell is .then loaded, a cap being placed on the anvil either before or thereafter. Should this cap fittig-htlyupon the head of the anvil, which properly it should do, it can be forced thereupon by the small end of the implement shown at Fig. 4., or by a'capper, such as is shown in Fig. 7. The said capper provided with notched lugs, so as to slip over the projecting edge of the face-plate, and thus bring the end of the plunger in contact with the cap, which is then forced into position by the lever with which the said plunger is connected. It will be seen by the foregoing description, in connection with the drawings, that my cartridge shell or case is composed of six finished pieces, to wit: the papertube A, cup or thimble-shaped piece 0, flanged plate E, face-disk L, anvil-holder G, and anvil k, as fully shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. I

The walls of the cup-shaped piece 0 strengthen the base of the paper shell; the flanged plate E acts as a clamp-and secures the flanged portion of the paper tube in positio and relieves the strain upon the face-disk when the cartridge is discharged.

From the above description it will he read- 100 be lost, inasmuch as the metal parts can be' removed therefrom and fitted to new shells whenever desired.

Having described my invention, what-I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A cartridge-shell composed of a paper shell,

my name.

A, cup or thinible O; anvil-holder G, with anvil k, flanged plate E, and face-plate L, as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed In presence of P. J. FINNEY, J. O. HUBBELL.

"J. SAGE-T. 

